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Monthly Archives: January 2011

Sunday, Chris Johnson was a morning person

In this case, the dream started when he awoke. Chris Johnson got the best wake-up call of his life Sunday morning when his agent phoned him to say that the Trail Blazers were going to bring him up from the

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Blazers to call up big man Chris Johnson?

With Marcus Camby out with a knee injury until at least the middle of next month, the Trail Blazers find themselves in very familiar territory — in need of another center. So what do they plan to do about it?

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Recap: Blazers 97, Pacers 92

PORTLAND — Last week, LaMarcus Aldridge said that the Trail Blazers have been stuck in a “horror movie” because of their perpetual string of injuries. Candid quote, but he got the genre wrong. These past few games have been more

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Brandon Roy addresses media

Brandon Roy met with the media for the first time since undergoing arthroscopic surgery in both knees Monday. Here’s a transcript. Brandon Roy: “It’s been a couple days. It feels like it’s getting better every day. The biggest thing is

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Rudy Fernandez's road woes (or why he's like LeBron)

Some stats can be misleading. Others are tough to refute. Rudy Fernandez’s numbers at home vs. those on the road falls into the latter category. The Spaniard is averaging 11.1 points per game in the Rose Garden and 6.2 points

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Greg Oden talks to the media

The incessantly injured Greg Oden talked to reporters for the first time since his knee surgery in November. Here’s some of the Q & A. Do you think your knee is going to come back stronger? “Hopefully. God willing, after

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Marcus Camby to undergo knee surgery

Broken record isn’t quite the right description here. It’s more like torn record, or ruptured record, or maybe arthritic record. The Trail Blazers announced Tuesday that Marcus Camby has a partial meniscus tear in his left knee and will undergo

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McMillan flip-flops, Camby limps

Come again now? Who it was is uncertain, but someone appeared to have pulled a Jedi mind trick on Nate McMillan after Blazers practice Tuesday. The team’s head coach was fielding questions about the significance of the upcoming stretch in

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Blazers' Roy to have knee surgery

A visit from LeBron James and Dwyane Wade. A 29-point half from Wesley Matthews. Comeback wins and overtime losses. It’s been anything but stagnant on the Blazers front over the past couple weeks, but one thing has been missing —

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Blazers' big men padding their stats?

Priority one on the rebounding front is making sure your opponent doesn’t grab the board. Priority two — well, if you’re a big man at least — is making sure your teammates don’t grab it either. The 6-foot-10-and-up crowd earns

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